Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 5.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). New Zealand spends $5,576 as of 2024.
have 37.1% more access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. New Zealand scores 85 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In New Zealand, it is 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 72.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Zealand, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 7.7 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $49,591 as of 2025.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
be 49.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2024.
have 33.2% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Zealand, about 93.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% more on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 8.6 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
Safety
be 80.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In New Zealand, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.4 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. New Zealand has 38.0 as of 2024.
live with 99.0% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. New Zealand withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 2.1 times more electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 77.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In New Zealand, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 30.6% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. New Zealand emits 6.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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